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Major airport in the Netherlands
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Schiphol Airport (AMS) is one of the busiest airports in the world. It is 15 km south-west of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It serves the city of Amsterdam and the rest of the Netherlands. It is one of the major hubs in Europe with flights between many destinations in Asia, Europe and North America. It is home to KLM, the Dutch flag carrier. As of 2016, Schiphol Airport is the third busiest in Europe behind London Heathrow and Paris Charles de Gaulle and ahead of Frankfurt Airport as measured by passenger numbers.
Not just your average Burger King, this is the busiest one in the world with 1.3 million visitors a year. It has never closed since its opening in 1993. But the menu is the still the same. Burgers.
A modern budget hotel with trendy design rooms. Every room has Wi-Fi access, films-on-demand and an LCD television.
The only full-fledged hotel after passport control. It can only be booked if you are on transit.
Automatically operated hotel cabins that can be booked by the hour (with a minimum stay of 4 hours). Good for a short nap if you're in onward transit. Food and drinks can be ordered with the computerized interface. Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel.
Modern 4-star 433 room hotel. Largest hotel near the airport. Reachable by covered walkway from arrivals.
Average sized supermarket located before security in the Plaza area between the train station and departures. Good choice for budget travelers wanting to pick up some food before their flight. Note that because of its location before security you cannot bring purchased drinks on your flight.
The airport is one large terminal, so you never need to leave the building or take a shuttle train. However you can only get around on foot (and travelator, such as the hallway to Concourse B).
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